Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1887-12-09

night There were present, besides mem
bers of the committee, number of citizen
who are interested In the canals welfare
Col. Horace Resley, one OF the Vice. resi
dents Of the Union, presided. On motion o
Col. p. w. Averitt, the chairman was EN-
powered to appoint committees to arrang
for mass-meeting Of citizens to be held ii
Cumberland at an early day, the object be
ing to memoriaize Congress for govern
ment aid for the G. & o. Canal. Those whC
have the matter in charge propose to max,
the meeting a big one and to give the ap
peal to Congress all possible force. 1t i.
proposed to send invitations to prominent
men in the other canal counties of Mary.
land and the District of Columbia, and SC
secure for the occasion some prominent
speakers well versed in the canals history
and condition. 1t is urged that Congress
can and should appropriate, say, 100000
or $5O0O00 to the canal much more proper
~ than to many creeks, harbors, &C., which
now receive government aid Among the
reasons given for asking the aid are that the
canal terminates at the national capital, and
is in this respect different from any other
also, that this waterway was valuable to the
government for transportation purposes dur.
ing the war, and that something is due it on
that account.
Col. Resley has appointed the following
committees: On arrangements, w. F. Cow.
den, @. F. Hetzel, Zach. Laney, Sam'l SSn.
nobron, Theodore Human; finance, DR.. w
W. Wiley, w. I. Coulehan, d. Lynn, VIM.
Atkinson, John Wilson; invitation, J. W
Shuck, K. d. johnson, G. L. Wellington, D.
j. Blackiston, W. E. Griffith; resolutions
Hon. w. M. McKaig, Hon. VIM. Walsh, p
w. Averitt, ]. ]. McHenry, J. A. Millhol.
land. The committee on arrangements will
fix the date of the meeting"
The committee Of arrangements for the
proposed canal mass. meeting have fixed
Thursday, December 22nd, as the date for
holding the meeting. The day is said to
be the 103rd anniversary of the irst meet.
ing, held at Annapolis in 1884, in the inter.
est Of improving the Potomac river
Why Men do not Insure.--Some do
net insure because they think that while
Others die they .nay live forever.
Some do not insure because it will cost
them something; they want everything for
nothing; they covet "the earth and the full.
ness thereof"
Some do not insure because they prefer
personal indulgence To family protection
aud comfort
Some do not insure because Insurance
companies have failed. The unworthy and
dishonest have deceived people and there.
fore no one can be trusted.
Some men do not insure because they
fear IL will spoil their children. Poor souls,
as If hunger and cold We're preferable to
food and clothing; as il legacy of igno-
rance and wretched poverty were preieru-
bic to an education and fair competency.
Some men will not insure because their
fathers did not do so. "They never had any
thing left them, and yet they have gotten
along somehow, now let others do the same"
Because these men have had life of drudgery
they are determined to entail the same upon
their children.
Some men do not insure because they say
the time may come when they cannot pay
their little insurance. Provident simple
tons! They ignore the fact that they stand
thousand chances of death to one OF in.
ability 10 pay. Indeed, an insurance certili-
cate is an incentive TO greater excrton |!
Mans selfishness alone stands in the way
Ii failure to provide for ones family, SO long
as the head OF the household lives, is crimi
nal, what shall We call refusal u make pro.
vision for tue future for the helpless and
dependent in case Of the death ol the stay OF
the household!
The Mutual Reser.e Fund" offers the
PREDICTION neefied by every lami'y
h
Farmers Convention Pine Maryland
Farmers Convention met on "Wednesday at
Maryland Hall, Baltimore The report Of
the committee on taxation, with accompany.
ing bill, submitted at the September meet.
ing, was adopted. The attendance was
smaller than usual ON such OCCASIONS
Among the absentees Was ex Gov. Wm L.
Hamilton, president Of the Convention, who
telegraphed Ia Secretary Sands from Hagers.
town, eighty miles away, as follows: 100
severely indisp,sed To leave the house this
morning, to my great regret. Not able to
endure walking. w. r. Hamilton" Mr.
IL. Q. Hallowcil, uf this y, was elected
chairman. The subject oi equitable taxa.
ton took up the greater part Of the informal
discussion before the meeting was called to
order. There was some talk about the mes.
sage OF President Cleveland, and the senti-
ment expressed was very favorable towards
the document. A resolution was adopted
against the compulsory inspection OF tobacco
and one in favor Of the Ia xation of mortgages.
Tue following gentlemen were delegates
from this county: II. O. Hallowell, A. b.
Davis, E. G. GiIpin, Arthur Stablcr, w. E.
Mannakee ard l.. H. Duvall.
Retiring OfIicers,-With the instalja.